Parliamentary questions

Legal Aid Service Waiting Times

Jim O'Callaghan

81. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times persons are experiencing in receiving free legal aid broken down by category such as family law, repossessions and so on; the actions she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24265/16]

Prisoner Releases

Jim O'Callaghan

82. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently on temporary release by prison in tabular form; the type of offence the prisoners were convicted of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24266/16]

Direct Provision Data

Jim O'Callaghan

83. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total population currently residing in direct provision centres; the number of persons in tabular form, by centre; the capacity and the percentage occupation of each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24267/16]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

84. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding warrants nationwide on the PULSE system; if she is concerned at the number of outstanding warrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24268/16]

Probation and Welfare Service Data

Jim O'Callaghan

85. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently supervised in the community under a post-release supervision order under Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number of persons currently in breach of conditions under this Part; the number of cases pending; the number of convictions; if she will provide a regional breakdown of these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24269/16]

EU Budget Contribution

Jim O'Callaghan

156. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the dramatic increase in Ireland's growth levels of 26% in 2015 will have any consequential impact upon our contribution to the EU budget, which is based heavily on our gross national income and gross domestic product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/16]

Garda Retirements

Jim O'Callaghan

60. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 30 of June 2016, the projected number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2017 to 2021. [21883/16]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of a widespread belief among members of An Garda Síochána that their uniform is unfit for purpose; if she plans to address this; if she or An Garda Síochána management have had any discussions with Garda Síochána representative groups on the matter; if the representative groups have made proposals that would provide a better uniform and make savings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21431/16]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

87. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a study or review of the Garda Síochána fleet was undertaken by an external consultant (details supplied); if she has or will publish the review; the details of the recommendations made in the review; if she has acted on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21432/16]

Garda Station Opening Hours

Jim O'Callaghan

88. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations in the Dublin metropolitan region which are not open on a 24-hour basis but which have a garda present for the purposes of minding the station during the hours when it is closed in tabular form. [21434/16]

Garda Strength

Jim O'Callaghan

177. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointed detectives in each Garda Síochána division at the present time and for the same date in each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form. [21274/16]

Garda Strength

Jim O'Callaghan

178. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in each Garda Síochána division at the present time and for the same date in each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form. [21275/16]

Charities Regulation

Jim O'Callaghan

81. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by the charity regulator per annum since its establishment; the operating costs per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20293/16]

Public Sector Pensions

Jim O'Callaghan

179. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered changes to the pension arrangements for public servants in civil partnership or same-sex marriage arrangements given the recent preliminary European Court of Justice findings in relation to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/16]

Legislative Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

69. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reintroduce the Gambling Control Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19883/16]

EU Directives

Jim O'Callaghan

78. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will transpose the fourth European Union anti-money laundering directive 2015/849 into law. [20099/16]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

Jim O'Callaghan

85. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to consider introducing incentive schemes under the home renovation scheme which would provide tax relief for making homes safe such as by ensuring that gas pipes inside a house are a different colour to water pipes and to ensure that no accidental connections to the wrong pipe occur which would cause a serious accident. [19937/16]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

Jim O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing incentives in addition to the home renovation scheme which would permit persons to purchase a gas boiler directly from the supplier when replacing an old gas boiler to ensure that they get the boiler for the cheapest price, given that this would incentivise them to change their old gas boilers, thus promoting safety. [19938/16]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

Jim O'Callaghan

87. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing additions to the home improvement scheme for the installation of triple glazed windows which would radically improve energy efficiency in homes. [19939/16]

Building Regulations

Jim O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to introduce improvements (details supplied) to building standards and if he will consider recommending these to the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19936/16]

Charities Regulation

Jim O'Callaghan

100. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the powers the charities regulator has to investigate or otherwise act when there are concerns about a registered charity; the number of times in the past five years such powers have been used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19521/16]

Charities Regulation

Jim O'Callaghan

101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sections of parts of the Charities Act 2009 yet to commence and the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19522/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Jim O'Callaghan

120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing inheritance tax relief for persons who are not married and who are without children but who wish to bequeath their properties to nieces or nephews to bring them in line with the provisions in respect of bequests to children. [19120/16]

Garda Recruitment

Jim O'Callaghan

70. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her estimate of the number of new gardaí that will need to be recruited over the next five years to bring the force to a strength of 15,000, taking into account the likely number of retirements or departures from the force. [19046/16]

Ombudsman's Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that the Ombudsman has excused her Department from the need to act regarding the audit-related complaint made to her Department and its agents by a person (details supplied) following the explicit judgment of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland in July 2012, namely that audited accounts had been changed. [18680/16]

Ombudsman's Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

212. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that regarding the disclosures by the European Union Commission to a person (details supplied) in February 2009 and again in July 2013, the Ombudsman has excused her Department of the need to correct the record of Dáil Éireann. [18681/16]

Garda Investigations

Jim O'Callaghan

54. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of all costs associated with the Garda Síochána investigation into a person (details supplied) including the number of gardaí and overtime involved in the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17976/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs assistants provided to a school (details supplied) can be maintained at their current level rather than having one special needs assistant removed from the special needs assistants available to that school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/16]

Labour Court

Jim O'Callaghan

544. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appeals to the Labour Court which it has considered as being out of time and has not heard as a consequence in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18047/16]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she is taking to improve the working conditions of rank and file members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17508/16]

Judicial Appointments

Jim O'Callaghan

12. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the proposed new Judicial Appointments Commission will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/16]

Garda Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

18. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she shares the serious concern expressed by the Policing Authority at systemic performance and management failures within An Garda Síochána and the dismay expressed by the authority at the familiarity of performance failures through various inquiries and reports and the concern that good work being done by gardaí every day can be set to nought while doubts remain about these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17125/16]

Garda Resources

Jim O'Callaghan

20. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Dublin armed support unit in An Garda Síochána is in place and operational; the number of gardaí in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17122/16]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

35. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that has been taken, given the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on policing in December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17124/16]

Garda Recruitment

Jim O'Callaghan

53. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward an expanded recruitment programme in order to ensure that numbers in An Garda Síochána will rise to 15,000 over five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17123/16]

Garda Operations

Jim O'Callaghan

55. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recently reported contention by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that the timing of Garda Síochána searches of suspects' residences at 3.15 a.m. is unreasonable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17126/16]

Prison Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

75. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the dismissal of a person (details supplied) from the Irish Prison Service was appropriate in light of the traumatic events to which they were exposed during their employment as a prison officer. [17409/16]

Prison Service

Jim O'Callaghan

79. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has evaluated or plans to privatise part of the operations of the Prison Service. [17006/16]

Immigration Status

Jim O'Callaghan

101. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her proposals to introduce an administrative scheme for migrants who wish to regularise their undocumented status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17330/16]

Refugee Data

Jim O'Callaghan

102. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the backlog in processing applications by migrants seeking humanitarian leave to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17331/16]

Immigration Status

Jim O'Callaghan

103. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the time the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service requires to administer applications from migrants seeking to regularise their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17332/16]

Migrant Integration

Jim O'Callaghan

104. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the office for the promotion of migrant integration within her Department still operates; the work it has carried out in the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17333/16]

Migrant Integration

Jim O'Callaghan

105. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she proposes to introduce an integration strategy for migrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17334/16]

Third Level Fees

Jim O'Callaghan

193. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if third level institutions in receipt of considerable State funding, should be allowed to discriminate against Irish citizens, in the matter of postgraduate fees (details supplied). [17004/16]

Passport Services

Jim O'Callaghan

317. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will assign additional staff to the Passport Office during the peak holiday season or between May and September in order that telephone calls made to it can be answered by an official, passports can be issued without delay, and queries regarding passports can be followed up accordingly. [17003/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Jim O'Callaghan

403. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse huge cuts to services made by the Health Service Executive, which will affect a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as there is clearly no reduction in demand for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/16]

Criminal Records Data

Jim O'Callaghan

125. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal convictions, custodial sentences and suspended sentences, by court, in each of the years 2011 to 2015. [15749/16]

Waste Management

Jim O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to grant waivers or other forms of relief to family, single and older person household users under the pay-by-weight scheme. [15698/16]

Commemorative Events

Jim O'Callaghan

348. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has requested the British Government to permit a commemoration of the centenary of the execution of Roger Casement at Pentoville Prison, London on 3 August 2016. [15577/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim O'Callaghan

81. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he provides social community funds to assist the resource centre (details supplied) that is in urgent need of funding to maintain its building. [15093/16]